A long name

The full name of the boy is so long that it runs over into the next line. Usually Romans have three names: a praenomen (first name), a nomen gentilicum (surname), and a cognomen ('nickname'). The boy's name, however, consists of four parts, followed by the name of his father: Publius Volussienus Pacatus Saturianus, son of Proculus.

His first name is the common Roman praenomen Publius, which is abbreviated as P. Did the stonemason at first forget this part of the name? The text as a whole is aligned, but the P is carved much more to the left.

Volussienus is his nomen gentilicum. I have found no other example of this family name, but some are quite similar, such as Volusenus or Volossenius. See Z. Ben Abdallah and L. Ladjimi Sebai, 1983, Index onomastique des Insciptions Latines de la Tunisie, p.21 s.v. Pacatus is his cognomen, meaning 'peaceful' or 'quiet'. For another instance of this cognomen in the same area, see A. Merlin, 1944, Inscriptions Latines de la Tunisie, Paris, n. 116.

Let's have a closer look at his father, or rather: fathers.